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Dead Man's Party
From the Single
Weird Science
Other Songs Acapella Ditty Aint This the Life Animals Bachelor Party Ballad Of The Caveman Better Luck Next Time Burn Me Up California Girls Cant See Can't See (Useless) Capitalism Change Cinderella Undercover Clowns of Death Controller Cool City Country Sweat Cry of Vatos Dead or Alive Dont Go in the Basement Dream Somehow Elevator Man Everybody Needs Fill The Void Flesh N Blood Fools Paradise Forbidden Zone Forbidden Zone(EP) Gimme A Break Glory Be Go Away Good For Your Soul Goodbye-Goodbye Gratitude Grey Matter Happy Heard Somebody Cry Help Me Helpless Hey! Home Again I Am The Walrus Im Afraid Im So Bad Imposter Insanity Insects Is This Islands It Only Makes Me Laugh Its a Dead Mans Party Just Another Day Kiss My Ass Lightning Little Girls Little Guns Long Breakdown Lost Like This Louise Mama Mary Minnie the Moocher My Life Nasty Habits New Generation No One Lives Forever No Spill Blood Not My Slave Nothing Bad Ever Happens Nothing To Fear Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself) On The Outside Only A Lad Only Makes Me Laugh Open Eyes Out of Control Outrageous Pain Perfect System Pictures of You Piggies Private Life Reptiles and Samurai Return of the Dead Man 2 Right to Know Run Away Run Away (The Escape Song) Running on a Treadmill Same Man I Was Before Skin Something Isn't Right Spider Stay Sucker for Mystery Sweat Tender Lumplings The Cat Is Dead The Last Time The Winning Side Tough As Nails Treadmill Try to Believe Violent Love Wake Up Wake Up (It's 1984) War Again Water We Close Our Eyes We Did It There What You See When the Lights Go Out Where Do All My Friends Go? Who Do You Want to Be? Who Do You Want To Be Today Whole Day Off Whyd We Come Wild Sex Wild Sex (In the Working Class) Winning Side You Got Your Baby Back You Really Got Me
From the Single
Other Songs Acapella Ditty Aint This the Life Animals Bachelor Party Ballad Of The Caveman Better Luck Next Time Burn Me Up California Girls Cant See Can't See (Useless) Capitalism Change Cinderella Undercover Clowns of Death Controller Cool City Country Sweat Cry of Vatos Dead or Alive Dont Go in the Basement Dream Somehow Elevator Man Everybody Needs Fill The Void Flesh N Blood Fools Paradise Forbidden Zone Forbidden Zone(EP) Gimme A Break Glory Be Go Away Good For Your Soul Goodbye-Goodbye Gratitude Grey Matter Happy Heard Somebody Cry Help Me Helpless Hey! Home Again I Am The Walrus Im Afraid Im So Bad Imposter Insanity Insects Is This Islands It Only Makes Me Laugh Its a Dead Mans Party Just Another Day Kiss My Ass Lightning Little Girls Little Guns Long Breakdown Lost Like This Louise Mama Mary Minnie the Moocher My Life Nasty Habits New Generation No One Lives Forever No Spill Blood Not My Slave Nothing Bad Ever Happens Nothing To Fear Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself) On The Outside Only A Lad Only Makes Me Laugh Open Eyes Out of Control Outrageous Pain Perfect System Pictures of You Piggies Private Life Reptiles and Samurai Return of the Dead Man 2 Right to Know Run Away Run Away (The Escape Song) Running on a Treadmill Same Man I Was Before Skin Something Isn't Right Spider Stay Sucker for Mystery Sweat Tender Lumplings The Cat Is Dead The Last Time The Winning Side Tough As Nails Treadmill Try to Believe Violent Love Wake Up Wake Up (It's 1984) War Again Water We Close Our Eyes We Did It There What You See When the Lights Go Out Where Do All My Friends Go? Who Do You Want to Be? Who Do You Want To Be Today Whole Day Off Whyd We Come Wild Sex Wild Sex (In the Working Class) Winning Side You Got Your Baby Back You Really Got Me
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. Their highest-charting song, "Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Oingo Boingo was known for their high-energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as combining elements of music such as art, punk, ska, rock, pop, jazz, and world, amongst other genres. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "Only a Lad", "Little Girls", "Dead Man's Party" and "Weird Science".
The band had experienced multiple line-up changes, with Leon Schneiderman, Dale Turner, Sam Phipps, Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek, and John "Vatos" Hernandez being the constant members for most of their history. As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994.
At that point, the name was shortened to simply Boingo and the keyboard and horn section were dropped. The band retired after a farewell concert on Halloween 1995, for which they reverted to the name Oingo Boingo and readopted the horn section.
Also Known As: Clowns of Death,Mosley & The B-Men,BoingoOingo Boingo was known for their high-energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as combining elements of music such as art, punk, ska, rock, pop, jazz, and world, amongst other genres. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "Only a Lad", "Little Girls", "Dead Man's Party" and "Weird Science".
The band had experienced multiple line-up changes, with Leon Schneiderman, Dale Turner, Sam Phipps, Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek, and John "Vatos" Hernandez being the constant members for most of their history. As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994.
At that point, the name was shortened to simply Boingo and the keyboard and horn section were dropped. The band retired after a farewell concert on Halloween 1995, for which they reverted to the name Oingo Boingo and readopted the horn section.
Members:
Leon Schneiderman - baritone and alto saxophones (1972-1995)
Dale Turner - trumpet, trombones, background vocals (1972-1995)
Sam "Sluggo" Phipps - tenor and soprano saxophones (1973-1995)
Danny Elfman - lead vocals, rhythm guitars (1974-1995)
Steve Bartek - lead guitars, background vocals (1975-1995)
Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums, percussion (1978-1995)
John Avila - bass guitar, background vocals (1984-1995)
Warren Fitzgerald - guitars, background vocals (1993-1995)
From: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s): New wave, ska, art rock
Active From: 1979-1995
Associated Acts: Danny Elfman